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Italian traditional song in Toronto: from autobiography to advocacy
Revue d'études canadiennes • 29 (1) • Published In 1994 • Pages: 74-89
By: Del Giudice, Luisa.
Abstract
Moving from remembered moments in her own personal life '…to traditional song in the life of Toronto's Italian community, the author employs both emic (insider) and etic (outsider) perspectives in this preliminary ethnomusicologic history of the group (genres, contexts, performers, means of diffusion, role of media). Several key factors account for the transformation of Italian Canadian tradition: intergenerational dynamics, biculturalism, hierachies of prestige (currents of regionalism, dialect, and peasant tradition intersecting those of pan-Italian, national, and bourgeois culture). The rediscovery of traditional song as a means of reintegrating and revitalizing cultural identity is advocated' (p. 74).
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Types
- Indigenous Person
- Folklorist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle; 2000
- Field Date
- 1985-1989
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Notes
- Luisa Del Giudice
- Includes bibliographic references (p. 87-88)
- LCCN
- 79644299
- LCSH
- Italians--Canada